Jenny Maginn received her diagnosis of high-grade serous ovarian cancer stage 3c in November of 2021, after a few months of what she had assumed were symptoms of menopause: bloating, an irregular period and some discomfort in the tummy area. 49 at the time, she felt these were all things she should expect.
Vanessa Fay and Vicky Cooper Lunt first met when they began working together to help Vanessa cope with the diagnosis of a brain tumour that she received in 2019. Vanessa, a graphic artist and mother of two, had received the diagnosis when she was on maternity leave with her son.